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...dark. The faint glow rounding out the Moon is earthshine: light from the bright day side of Earth shining on the night side of the Moon. Scientists have studied earthshine for decades - but Langford, along with her colleagues at Melbourne and Princeton Universities, decided it would make a perfect test case for detecting oceans and landmasses on a faraway alien world...
...Lebanon's fate is out of the hands of even its best and brightest. While tempers may remain calm as leaders in Washington and Tehran test the waters of engagement, Lebanon can't have a separate peace of its own for long. So there's one more reason for Lebanese to fasten their seat belts: if the Obama administration can't pull off a regional peace deal, there may well be another civil...
...develop heart problems, DIAD researchers began with the assumption that as many as 60% of the study's 1,123 volunteers with diabetes, who showed no outward signs of heart disease, might be harboring silent heart problems. Researchers expected that screening these patients - using the common treadmill stress test and then imaging their hearts - would help root out any heart abnormalities, such as early blockages or irregular heart rhythms, quickly enough to be treated before leading to a potentially deadly cardiac event. (Read "The Year in Medicine 2008: From...
...prevention strategies, such as ensuring that diabetes patients control their weight, cholesterol and blood pressure, and stop smoking. He argues that if the rate of heart problems is indeed declining in diabetes patients because they are being adequately treated for the risk factors for heart disease, then the stress test recommendation becomes redundant - and expensive...
...places to study fiction—and with good reason. Students have considerable flexibility in carving out their focus, with the ability to take a class on virtually any time period and focus on a myriad of authors. If you’re interested in stretching your creative legs, test your skills in anything from playwriting to poetry to science fiction. If you enjoy interacting with well-known authors and opportunities to schmooze with faculty members, then the “Writers in the Parlor” series and “Tea Stop” gatherings are just what...